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| Manhunt underway in Nova Scotia, Canada, for active shooter who left several victims | Manhunt underway in Nova Scotia, Canada, for active shooter who left several victims |
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| An active shooter situation is developing in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, where a man – who may be dressed in police uniform – opened fire at residents of the rural community of Portapique. | |
| The police are pursuing the gunman, who has already been identified. The motives of the shooter, said to be 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman, are currently unclear. | The police are pursuing the gunman, who has already been identified. The motives of the shooter, said to be 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman, are currently unclear. |
| The shooter was cornered by law enforcement in the Central Onslow/Debert area on the shores of Cobequid Bay. They said the man was in a car which resembled the vehicles of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and he may have been wearing an RCMP uniform. | |
| Police have described the suspect as “armed and dangerous,” advising the public to stay away from the bald white male. | Police have described the suspect as “armed and dangerous,” advising the public to stay away from the bald white male. |
| "There are several victims," the they added, without elaborating on their condition. | "There are several victims," the they added, without elaborating on their condition. |
| The authorities advised the people of Portapique to stay indoors, and even “if possible, go into the basement,” while the manhunt was underway. | The authorities advised the people of Portapique to stay indoors, and even “if possible, go into the basement,” while the manhunt was underway. |
| A nearby hospital was on lockdown as soon as the first reports of the mass shooting emerged at around 11.30pm. | A nearby hospital was on lockdown as soon as the first reports of the mass shooting emerged at around 11.30pm. |
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